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Thoughts, insights, and experiences on career development, technology, health, and more.

Welcome to the New RonForbes.com (I Vibe Coded the Whole Thing)
AI
Welcome to the New RonForbes.com (I Vibe Coded the Whole Thing)
I migrated my personal website from Notion to a custom Next.js site, built entirely with AI. Here's what I learned about delegation, orchestration, and why the shift from chatbots to AI agents is the biggest productivity unlock most people aren't seeing.
Claude Code as Life Coach: How I Use AI + Obsidian for Personal Growth
Personal Knowledge Management
Claude Code as Life Coach: How I Use AI + Obsidian for Personal Growth
How I use Claude Code with Obsidian as an AI life coach, synthesizing years of notes into actionable insights.
The Degenerate's Guide to Vibe Coding
AI
The Degenerate's Guide to Vibe Coding
A PM's honest take on AI-assisted coding after three months of real practice—what works, what doesn't, and why your 'just enough to be dangerous' technical background might be your biggest advantage.
Career
The Conductor's Paradox: What I Learned About Impact as a Senior PM
On identity, scale, and the uncomfortable truth about senior IC work - lessons learned about transitioning from problem-solver to strategic leader.
Happiness
🌆 Life Update: Finding Home in New York City
Reflecting on my move to NYC, reigniting my work at Meta, navigating the chaos of cross-country relocation, and finding hope in a world transformed by AI.
Career
How to Land Your Dream Product Management Role: A No-BS Guide
A practical guide to breaking into product management covering product sense development, analytics skills, resume building, interview preparation, networking, and building a PM portfolio.
Career
Starting with WHY: The Secret to Authenticity, Direction, and Acing Your Next Interview
How shifting from rehearsed answers to authentic purpose can transform job interviews—and life decisions.
Building Your Personal Website with Notion: A Guide to Creating a Content Hub
Personal Knowledge Management
Building Your Personal Website with Notion: A Guide to Creating a Content Hub
A comprehensive guide on using Notion as the backbone of your digital presence, including tips on databases, Super.so integration, and content organization.
So You Want to Be a Product Manager
Career
So You Want to Be a Product Manager
After over 15 years in the role, I share the truths about product management—the challenges, the rewards, and the skills you need to succeed.
Career
On Time: How to Make the Most of It as a Midlife Millennial
Reframing the question of finding time to making conscious choices about how we spend our limited hours.
The Midlife Millennial: On Leaning into the Unknown
Happiness
The Midlife Millennial: On Leaning into the Unknown
Navigating the three stages of a midlife crisis—the trigger, the search for meaning, and acceptance—as a millennial approaching 40.
Happiness
The Fear of Creating in Public
Exploring my fear of creating in public and the reframes that help me push past the resistance to share more of myself online.
Happiness
Hey! 👋 (Is this thing on?)
Welcome to The Degenerate—a newsletter sharing productivity tips, career advice, and life lessons from a high-functioning adult who still loves going out dancing.
Unlocking Seamless Multitasking on Meta Quest
Spatial Computing
Unlocking Seamless Multitasking on Meta Quest
A guide to enabling and using the Seamless Multitasking feature on Meta Quest, allowing you to run 2D windows alongside immersive apps for greater flexibility and productivity.
Using Meta Quest as Your Spatial Computer
Spatial Computing
Using Meta Quest as Your Spatial Computer
An updated guide on how to use Meta Quest for productivity, including why spatial computing matters, how to set up for multitasking, and practical use cases.
Happiness
Reflecting on Life in NYC: Thought-Provoking Questions for a Week of Exploration
Ten thought-provoking questions to ask yourself while exploring New York City—or navigating everyday life.
Spatial Computing
Major Milestones and The Road Ahead: Our Development Journey Continues
It's been a while since my last update, and what a journey it has been! I'm thrilled to share with you all the progress we've made on our modern successor to Tetris Attack for VisionOS.
Progress Update: Bringing the Basics to Life
Spatial Computing
Progress Update: Bringing the Basics to Life
A quick update on my journey developing a modern successor to Tetris Attack for VisionOS, including milestones achieved and thoughts on balancing development with life.
Spatial Computing
Embarking on a Spatial Gaming Adventure: Reviving Tetris Attack for visionOS
I'm thrilled to share my journey into the fascinating world of game development, specifically for visionOS. My goal? To reimagine the classic Tetris Attack for modern spatial computing platforms.
Spatial Computing
Prototyping the Core Gameplay: Finding the Fun in VR Puzzles
Sharing the exciting phase of my game development journey: prototyping the core gameplay and discovering that magical formula that keeps players coming back.
Spatial Computing
Setting Goals: Learning and Innovating in Virtual Reality
Delving deeper into the goals behind my game development project, from personal growth in VR/MR development to creating an engaging game for current and future generations.
Making My Personal Website with Notion + Super
Personal Knowledge Management
Making My Personal Website with Notion + Super
How I use Notion as my second brain and Super to host my personal website, combining document editing, relational databases, and content publishing.
Happiness
On Hedonic Adaptation
Exploring the psychology of hedonic adaptation and the importance of gratitude for present circumstances while pursuing future aspirations.
Organizing my Life with Notion
Personal Knowledge Management
Organizing my Life with Notion
How I'm using Notion to organize my life, from tasks and notes to journaling and life strategy, focusing on content over customization.
Health
Thoughts While Recovering from Surgery
Reflections on wisdom teeth removal, discovering Notion as a second brain, and exploring augmented reality development during recovery.
Happiness
Showing My Work
A reflection on life at 37 across health, work, relationships, and hobbies—inspired by Austin Kleon's Show Your Work philosophy.
Getting Started Multitasking on Oculus Quest
Spatial Computing
Getting Started Multitasking on Oculus Quest
A practical guide to VR productivity with multitasking on Oculus Quest, covering setup, best practices, and the future of working in virtual reality.
Career
Getting a Job in Tech
Lessons on landing a tech job, covering growth-oriented mindset, the STAR storytelling method, and technical problem solving strategies.
Health
Getting Back to Health
Setting goals for perfect physical, mental, and emotional health through Peloton, urban hikes, audiobooks, and meditation.
Happiness
On the Value of a Morning Routine
A walkthrough of my peaceful morning ritual—from waking up to coffee shop visits to planning the day ahead.
Spatial Computing
Being Productive in VR
Exploring how virtual reality is transforming productivity with multi-screen workstations, Bluetooth peripherals, and immersive focus environments on Oculus Quest.
Personal Finance
Death & Taxes
Lessons learned about tax withholding after a painful tax day—and why lending the government an interest-free loan isn't the answer either.
Career
New Domain, New Me
The story of finally buying ronforbes.com after years of watching it slip away—sometimes you just have to bite the bullet.
My Home Office Setup
Productivity
My Home Office Setup
As a tech, music, and gaming enthusiast, I spend a lot of time researching the best gear for my home office. This is my current setup.
Personal Finance
How I Manage Money: Reaching Financial Stability
Learning to live within your means is equal parts art and science, from identifying creative opportunities to critically executing experiments on your life.
Personal Finance
How I Manage Money: Becoming Financially Aware
Phase 1 on the roadmap is to build a budget of your income and expenses. The process of budgeting is far more valuable than the budget itself.
Personal Finance
How I Manage Money: Levels of Financial Wealth
My mental model for thinking about wealth in stages, from financial awareness to abundant financial independence, with each phase building upon the last.
Career
Blitz of Blocks: Post-launch Results
Analyzing the first two weeks after launching our puzzle game on the web—what worked, what didn't, and the critical lesson about mobile support.
Career
The Road to an MVP and Beyond
I want to pick back up where we left off with our Product Vision and how it led to the next step of developing a Product Roadmap that would lead us to where we are now.
Career
On Shaping (and Reshaping) Product Strategy
For the past six months, I've been creating a connected network of minigames called Block Party that combines Mario Party-esque accessible gameplay with HQ Trivia-inspired timed events.
Career
December 2018 Update
Six months into starting a game company—the highs, the lows, and the colossal effort ahead to reach 10,000 daily active users.
Career
July 2018 Update
It's been almost three months since I became gainfully funemployed and one since I started a game startup, so I think it's time for an update.
Career
Let's Build a Game Startup!
I'm starting a game company as my new full-time day (and night… and sometimes weekend) job. I've been building games since I was a kid, and I'm excited to focus my efforts on building a business with the same enthusiasm.
Happiness
Hello World
A reflection on humility, written aboard a Eurostar train during the League of Legends World Championship.